What is a verb complement?
A verb complement is the arrangement of one verb as the
object of another verb. This happens three ways in English:
1. With infinitives
I asked her to leave.
I wanted to leave.
I helped him to leave.
I stopped for the child to cross the street.
2. With gerunds
I considered leaving the job.
I regretted his leaving the job.
They decided on leaving.
3. With noun clauses
I insisted that he leave.
I wondered why he left..
She acknowledged that she had left the job.
He didn’t know that she had left.
She decided when she would leave.
The dictionary marks these verb patterns in bold print followed
by pattern sentences. These pattern sentences can help you decide how to
arrange the words in a sentence.
For example, the verb recommend shows the
following patterns and pattern sentences for the first definition:
recommend that Doctors recommend that all children
should be immunized against measles.
recommend doing sth The manufacturers recommend
changing the oil after 500 km.
The pattern sentences are important because they give you
more ideas about HOW verb patterns are used. Notice that in the pattern
sentence for recommend that the verb in the second clause uses the modal
"should." In fact this is an indication of how this pattern is used.
If you were to write the second sentence The manufacturers recommend
changing the oil after 500 km.
using the first pattern, you would use
"should": The manufacturers recommend that the oil should be
changed after 500 km..
How to use Verbs as Complements?
1) This construction is used with the verbs listed below:
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VERB+
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GERUND (VERB-ING)
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admit
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Delay
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miss
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regret
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risk
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appreciate
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Deny
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postpone
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report
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suggest
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avoid
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Enjoy
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practice
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resent
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can’t help
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Finish
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quit
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resist
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consider
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Mind
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recall
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resume
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The sentence construction would be as follows:
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SUBJECT+
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VERB+
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GERUND+
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COMPLEMENT+
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MODIFIER
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Examples:
I enjoy studying English at the CBA.
He considered traveling to Europe for the summer, but he
doesn’t have enough funds.
2) This construction is used with the verbs listed below:
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VERB+
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INFINITIVE (TO VERB)
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agree
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Expect
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intend
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prepare
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try
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attempt
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Fail
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learn
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pretend
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want
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claim
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Forget
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mean
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propose
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wish
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decide
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Have
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need
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refuse
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demand
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Hesitate
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offer
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seem
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desire
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Hope
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plan
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tend
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Examples:
I decided to refuse the invitation.
He pretended to be someone else.
She forgot to bring her keys.
3) With the following Verbs the Sentence
doesn’t change meaning if you use the gerund (ing) or the infinitive
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begin
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Continue
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like
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Prefer
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can’t stand
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Start
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love
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Hate
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VERB+
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GERUND (VERB-ING)
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or
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VERB+
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INFINITIVE (TO VERB)
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4) With the following Verbs the Sentence has
Different Meaning
Stop
Remember
Forget
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VERB+
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GERUND (VERB-ING) – Means forever
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Example:
She stopped studying Engineering when she got
pregnant.
Meaning she won’t study Engineering any more. She
stopped studying forever.
or
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VERB+
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INFINITIVE (TO VERB)
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Example:
She stopped to study English when I called her.
Meaning that she will continue to study after her break.
5) Use of prepositions with the -Ing Form
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VERB+
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PREPOSITION+
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VERB-ING
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List of Prepositions that use this construction:
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as a result of
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From
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in view of
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thanks to
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at
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In
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of
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through
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because of
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in exchange for
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on account of
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with
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by means of
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in return for
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on the strength of
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without
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by virtue of
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in spite of
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out of
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for fear of
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in the face of
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owing to
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for lack of
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in the light of
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for want of
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EXCEPTION: But, except.
Example:
He hid the wallet, for fear of being stolen.
She was really famous, as a result of acting as Mary in the
Jesus Christ film.
Courage in the Face of Eviction Nightmare
6) Use of Adjectives with the infinitive form
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ADJECTIVES +
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INFINITIVE
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Construction:
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VERB+
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ADJECTIVE+
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TO VERB
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List of adjectives that use this
construction:
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able
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dangerous
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good
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ready
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anxious
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difficult
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hard
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strange
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boring
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eager
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pleased
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usual
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common
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easy
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prepared
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Examples:
I’m pleased to meet you
It’s difficult to understand some people.
I’m prepared to take this test.
Rafael is eager to meet you.
7) Use a Pronoun before the Infinitive form
Certain verbs require the following construction:
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SUBJECT+
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VERB+
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PRONOUN+
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TO VERB
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Allow Ask
Beg
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Convince Expect
Instruct
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Invite Order
Permit
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PersuadePrepare
Promise
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RemindUrge
Want
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The pronouns to be used are object pronouns: ME,
YOU, HIM, HER, IT, US, YOU, THEM.
Example:
He orders her to study for the test.
My mother promised me to take me to the mall.
Rahima convinced him to purchase an expensive purse.
8) Use the -ing (gerung) form of a verb after
the possessive form.
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SUBJECT+
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VERB+
|
POSSESSIVE FORM+
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VERB-ING
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Possessive form: MINE, YOURS, HIS, HERS, ITS, YOURS, OURS,
THEM, MY, YOU , HIS HER, ITS, YOURS, THEIR.
Example:
I understand her feeling.
9) Use of the verb need with different nouns (living and
things)
With living things use need and the infinitive form of the
verb.
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LIVING THING+
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NEED+
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INFINITIVE
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George needs to work out more often.
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THING+
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NEED+
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GERUND (ING)TO BE+ PAST PARTICIPLE
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The blender needs to be repaired.
The blanket needs to be cleaned.
10) Use of subjunctives
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SUBJECT+
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VERB+
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THAT+
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SUBJECT+
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VERB WORD +
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….+
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Joe prefers that she speak with him personally.
VERBS WITH THAT:
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AdviceAsk
Command
Decree
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DemandDesire
Insist
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MoveOrder
Prefer
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RecommendRequest
Require
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StipulateSuggest
Urge
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NOUNS WITH THAT:
Recommendation
Requirement
Suggestion
ADJECTIVES WITH THAT
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IT+
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BE+
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ADJECTIVE+
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THAT+
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SUBJECT+
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VERB WORD
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AdvisedImperative
Important
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MandatoryNecessary
Obligatory
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ProposedRecommended
Require
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SuggestedUrgent
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